Fence-wire clamp



(No Model.)

E W. M. & R. P. JONES. FENCE WIRE GLAMP.

No. 576,348.. Patented Feb. 2, 1897.

"NITE ST TES PATENT OFFICE.

\VILLIAM M. JONES AND ROBERT P. JONES, OF VAUGHNSVILLE, OHIO.

FENCE-WIRE CLAMP.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 576,348, dated February2, 1897.

Application filed October 15,1896.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, WILLIAM M. J ONES and ROBERT P. JONES, citizens ofthe United States,residin g at Vaughnsville,in the county of Putnam andState of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inFence-VVire Clamps; and we do declare the following to be a full, clear,and exact description of the invention, such as will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters ofreference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

Our invention is a clamp for fastening the I intersecting strands ofwire fences; and it consists in certain novel features hereinafterdescribed and claimed.

In the annexed drawings, which fully illustrate our invention, Figure 1is a perspective view of the device as applied. Fig. 2 is a plan view ofthe blank. Fig. 3 is a perspec tive view of the blank folded ready forapplication. Fig. 4 is a side view showing the upper part of thefastener clamped around the wire, and Fig. 5 is a similar view showingthe fastening completed.

In carrying out our invention we stamp, out, or otherwise form from apiece of sheet Inetal an oblong blank A, having notches B in its sideedges at the center thereof and having said side edges slightlyconverging toward both ends, as shown at O. The outer corners or anglesof the notches are cut away, as shown at D. The blank thus formed isfolded longitudinally, as shown in Fig. 3, and then slipped over thevertical strand of the fence, with the notches l3 engaging thehorizontal strand. The upper portion of the clamp is then pinchedtightly around the vertical strand, causing the lower portion thereof tostand away from the wire, as shown in Fig. 4. The pincers are thenapplied to the lower portion of the clamp, so as to pinch the samearound the wire. This action causes the Serial No. 608,912. (No model.)

ends of the clamp to swing slightly toward each other and the walls ofthe notches to slightly approach, the result being that the walls of thenotches bind against the horizontal wire and securely hold the same.

It will be readily seen from the foregoing description that we haveprovided a very cheap, simple, and efficient clamp for fastening theintersecting strands of wire fences. The upper and lower portions of theclamp are pinched tightly around the vertical wire, and the cut-awayportions D provide room to accommodate the kink or bend in the said Wirewithout leaving any projecting points to out or scar the live stockwhich may run against the fence, and at the same time vertical slippingof the clamp is prevented. The horizontal wire passes between the backof the clamp and the kink of the vertical wire, so that it can have noindependent transverse movement, while longitudinal movement thereof isprevented by the biting of the notches in the clamp and also by itsbeing forced against the vertical wire by the back of the clamp.

Having thus described our invention, What we claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is-

The combination with the intersecting strands of a wire fence, of aclamp consisting of an oblong body having its sides turned toward eachother and pinched tightly around the vertical strand above and below thehorizontal strand and having notches at the centers of said edgesadapted to engage the horizontal strand and bind on the same, thecorners of said notches being cut away to accommodate the bend or kinkin the vertical strand. In testimony whereof We affix our signatures inpresence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM M. JONES. ROBERT P. JONES. Witnesses:

M. A. HOAGLAND, ALFRED A. OREPs.

